The Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Washington Redskins easily led the sports cable channels on Saturday with 7.18 million viewers. Note: the later Chargers/49ers game was also telecast on CBS, the Eagles/Redskins game was exclusive to NFL Network.

Cable Sports TV Ratings for Saturday December 20 2014:

Program

Net

Day

Start-End

Viewers (000)

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NFLN

Sat

04:31P-07:36P

7176

NFLN SAT NT KICK-OFF1

NFLN

Sat

07:40P-07:57P

5504

NFLN SAT NT KICK-OFF2

NFLN

Sat

07:57P-08:20P

4456

NFLN SAT NT FOOTBALL

NFLN

Sat

08:27P-12:17A

4244

TNF PRE-KICK

NFLN

Sat

04:00P-04:31P

2451

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L

ESPN

Sat

11:00A-02:03P

2246

COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L

ESPN

Sat

02:03P-02:20P

2167

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L

ESPN

Sat

02:20P-05:45P

1917

NFLN SAT NT POST-GAME

NFLN

Sat

12:23A-12:53A

1605

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L

ESPN

Sat

05:45P-09:15P

1450

NFL COUNTDOWN L

ESPN

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

1298

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L

ESPN

Sat

09:15P-01:07A

1114

TNF SHOWCASE

NFLN

Sat

03:30P-04:00P

1034

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

Sat

01:07A-02:07A

1022

UFC FIGHT NIGHT L

FS1

Sat

10:00P-12:49A

966

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

947

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

Sat

02:07A-03:07A

767

UFC FIGHT NIGHT BLCKOUT L

FS1

Sat

12:02A-12:11A

727

WMNS COLL VBALL TOURN L

ESP2

Sat

07:30P-09:12P

707

PREMIER LEAGUE L

NBCS

Sat

09:56A-11:57A

687

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Sat

12:53A-01:52A

676

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Sat

08:00A-09:00A

635

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L

FS1

Sat

08:00P-10:00P

626

NFL MATCH-UP

ESPN

Sat

03:07A-03:35A

617

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESP2

Sat

12:00P-02:03P

522

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Sat

07:00A-08:00A

505

COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L

FS1

Sat

02:30P-04:36P

500

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESP2

Sat

02:03P-04:06P

471

NFL MATCH-UP

ESPN

Sat

05:30A-06:00A

458

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

456

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Sat

01:52A-02:34A

434

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Sat

02:00P-03:30P

429

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESP2

Sat

09:33P-11:54P

423

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME

ESPN

Sat

03:35A-05:30A

414

NCAA FOOTBALL L

ESP2

Sat

04:06P-07:23P

407

NCAA FOOTBALL L

ESNU

Sat

02:00P-05:14P

370

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESP2

Sat

10:00A-12:00P

369

COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L

ESP2

Sat

07:23P-07:30P

361

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBCS

Sat

11:57A-12:30P

336

COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L

ESP2

Sat

09:12P-09:33P

331

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Sat

12:58A-02:00A

325

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBCS

Sat

09:39A-09:56A

293

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NFLN

Sat

02:34A-04:44A

292

FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L

FS1

Sat

02:18P-02:30P

275

NFL LIVE

ESP2

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

271

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Sat

05:14P-07:22P

263

COLL BSKTBL: C-USA L

FS1

Sat

12:00P-02:18P

262

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESP2

Sat

05:00A-06:00A

254

PREMIER LEAGUE L

NBCS

Sat

07:38A-09:39A

243

NFL AM

NFLN

Sat

11:00A-02:00P

239

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L

FS1

Sat

07:12P-08:00P

206

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NFLN

Sat

04:44A-06:00A

203

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESP2

Sat

04:00A-05:00A

194

FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L

FS1

Sat

04:36P-05:00P

192

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

185

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Sat

07:00A-08:00A

185

NFL FILMS PRESENTS

NFLN

Sat

08:00A-08:30A

182

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ENN

Sat

11:59P-12:57A

175

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Sat

02:00A-03:00A

173

NFL MATCH-UP

ESP2

Sat

08:30A-09:00A

171

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Sat

09:14P-11:14P

170

NFL GREATEST GAMES

ESP2

Sat

07:00A-08:30A

163

SOUND FX

NFLN

Sat

08:30A-09:00A

157

ORANGE BOWL CBB CLASSIC L

FS1

Sat

05:00P-07:12P

156

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ENN

Sat

07:05P-07:22P

154

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sat

12:57A-01:30A

149

PLAYBOOK PRIMETIME

NFLN

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

142

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

01:00P-02:00P

139

INSIDE THE NFL

NFLN

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

139

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

03:00P-04:02P

137

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

12:00P-01:00P

136

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Sat

11:14P-01:15A

136

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

03:00A-04:00A

128

NFL TURNING POINT

NBCS

Sat

12:30P-01:30P

127

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBAT

Sat

07:00P-11:00P

125

NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT

ESP2

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

123

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBAT

Sat

11:00P-01:30A

122

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

11:00A-12:00P

121

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

07:00P-07:43P

120

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

02:00A-02:30A

116

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESP2

Sat

11:54P-01:52A

114

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

08:00P-09:00P

113

SPARTAN RACE

NBCS

Sat

02:00P-03:00P

113

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

04:00A-05:00A

111

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESP2

Sat

03:00A-04:00A

110

NBA TONIGHT L

ESP2

Sat

01:52A-02:22A

110

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

02:00P-03:00P

108

ESPNU STUDIO

ESNU

Sat

11:00A-11:30A

103

NBA INSIDE STUFF REPEAT

NBAT

Sat

01:30A-02:00A

102

SPORTSNATION

ENN

Sat

11:00A-12:00P

100

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ENN

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

95

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ENN

Sat

11:00P-11:59P

94

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

09:00P-10:01P

94

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

10:01P-11:00P

92

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sat

01:30A-02:00A

92

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Sat

07:22P-09:14P

90

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP L

FS2

Sat

02:20P-04:46P

87

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

12:00P-01:00P

86

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

04:02P-05:00P

85

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sat

04:00P-05:00P

81

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

02:30A-03:00A

81

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Sat

11:00A-12:00P

79

KEVINS HIGHLIGHTS

MLBN

Sat

03:00P-04:00P

77

GRANTLAND BBALL SHOW

ESP2

Sat

02:22A-03:00A

73

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

05:00A-06:00A

72

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME

ESNU

Sat

02:15A-05:00A

70

BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE

MLBN

Sat

07:00P-09:00P

69

NBA TV MARQUEE MATCHUP

NBAT

Sat

04:30P-06:30P

67

NBA INSIDE STUFF REAIR

NBAT

Sat

06:30P-07:00P

67

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sat

02:00A-02:30A

66

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

65

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sat

05:00A-06:00A

64

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

64

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sat

05:00P-06:00P

63

PITCHER PERFECT

MLBN

Sat

01:00P-03:00P

63

NOTRE DAME AWARDS

NBCS

Sat

01:30P-02:00P

62

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

61

SHAQ

NBAT

Sat

04:00P-04:30P

61

ASSOCIATION, THE

NBAT

Sat

03:00P-03:30P

61

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Sat

12:00P-02:00P

60

GOLF FIX

GOLF

Sat

01:00P-02:00P

60

DEW TOUR

NBCS

Sat

01:00A-02:00A

60

ESPNU STUDIO

ESNU

Sat

10:30A-11:00A

59

NBA TV MARQUEE MATCHUP

NBAT

Sat

01:00P-03:00P

59

LIGUE 1

BEIN

Sat

11:55A-02:00P

56

ESPNU STUDIO

ESNU

Sat

10:00A-10:30A

56

AMERICAN GRILLED

MLBN

Sat

09:00P-10:00P

56

FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED

FS1

Sat

11:00A-11:30A

55

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

04:00A-04:30A

55

LA LIGA BBVA-L-

BEIN

Sat

09:55A-11:55A

53

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sat

05:00A-05:30A

53

NBA SPECIAL

NBAT

Sat

03:30P-04:00P

53

TOP 10

GOLF

Sat

03:30P-04:00P

52

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBCS

Sat

07:00A-07:38A

52

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sat

05:30A-06:00A

51

MONSTER JAM

FS1

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

50

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

04:30A-05:00A

49

FOX CBB TIP-OFF L

FS1

Sat

11:30A-12:00P

48

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

05:00A-05:30A

48

PREMIER LEAGUE ENCORE

NBCS

Sat

03:00P-05:00P

48

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

02:00P-02:30P

47

FEHERTY

GOLF

Sat

05:00P-06:00P

47

DESPERATE LANDSCAPES

MLBN

Sat

10:30P-11:00P

47

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

05:30A-06:00A

47

NBA INSIDE STUFF P

NBAT

Sat

12:00P-12:30P

47

ESPNU STUDIO

ESNU

Sat

11:30A-12:00P

46

IN PLAY

GOLF

Sat

02:00P-03:00P

45

SPORTSCENTERU L

ESNU

Sat

01:15A-02:15A

44

USSA EVENTS

NBCS

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

44

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

43

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

42

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sat

02:30A-03:00A

41

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sat

05:00P-06:00P

41

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ENN

Sat

09:30A-10:00A

40

YARD CRASHERS

MLBN

Sat

10:00P-10:30P

40

PL MATCH OF THE DAY

NBCS

Sat

11:00P-01:00A

40

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Sat

12:00P-01:00P

39

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

39

EXPRESS XTRA – L

BEIN

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

38

HIS & HERS

ENN

Sat

10:00A-11:00A

38

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sat

04:00A-04:30A

38

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sat

04:30A-05:00A

38

GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY

GOLF

Sat

03:00P-03:30P

38

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

11:00A-12:00P

37

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

36

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

36

PREMIER LEAGUE ENCORE

NBCS

Sat

09:19P-11:00P

36

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

07:00A-08:00A

35

STARTERS P, THE

NBAT

Sat

12:30P-01:00P

35

NFL TURNING POINT

NBCS

Sat

02:00A-03:00A

35

SERIE A – L

BEIN

Sat

02:40P-04:45P

34

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

33

GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL RPT

GOLF

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

33

PITCHER PERFECT

MLBN

Sat

12:00A-02:00A

33

EXPRESS PREGAME – L

BEIN

Sat

02:30P-02:40P

31

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

31

A10 BASKETBALL L

NBCS

Sat

07:00P-09:19P

31

AROUND THE HORN

ENN

Sat

09:00A-09:30A

30

NCAA FOOTBALL

ESNU

Sat

07:00A-10:00A

29

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

08:00A-09:00A

29

UFC TRAINING DAY

FS2

Sat

04:46P-05:00P

29

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

05:30P-06:00P

28

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

28

UFC WEIGH-IN

FS2

Sat

01:34P-02:20P

28

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

10:00P-11:00P

28

2 WITNESS AN ICON

MLBN

Sat

11:00P-12:00A

28

NBA TONIGHT

ENN

Sat

08:30A-09:00A

27

LUCAS OIL MOTORSPORT HOUR

NBCS

Sat

05:00P-06:00P

27

GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF

GOLF

Sat

12:00A-01:00A

26

EXPRESS WRAPUP – L

BEIN

Sat

04:45P-05:00P

25

FEHERTY

GOLF

Sat

04:00P-05:00P

25

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sat

08:00A-09:00A

25

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

08:00P-09:00P

24

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

09:00P-10:00P

24

SPORTSNATION

ENN

Sat

06:30A-07:30A

23

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

07:00A-08:00A

23

COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST

FS2

Sat

11:00P-01:00A

23

UFC UNLEASHED

FS2

Sat

04:00A-05:00A

21

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP L

FS2

Sat

11:20A-01:34P

21

MORNING DRIVE SPECIAL

GOLF

Sat

08:00A-09:00A

21

MEN IN BLAZERS

NBCS

Sat

06:30A-07:00A

20

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

05:00P-05:30P

19

UFC MAIN EVENT

FS2

Sat

05:00A-06:00A

19

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

19

ESPNU FILM ROOM

ESNU

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

18

UFC FS1 PREFIGHT L

FS2

Sat

07:00P-07:12P

18

BIG BREAK XXII: MYRTLE

GOLF

Sat

07:00P-08:00P

18

GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF

GOLF

Sat

01:00A-02:00A

18

GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL RPT

GOLF

Sat

11:00P-12:00A

18

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

17

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sat

07:12P-09:00P

17

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Sat

09:00A-10:00A

17

AROUND THE HORN

ENN

Sat

06:00A-06:30A

16

MORNING DRIVE SPECIAL

GOLF

Sat

07:00A-08:00A

16

LA LIGA BBVA-R-

BEIN

Sat

10:00P-12:00A

15

SPORTSCENTER FEATURED

ENN

Sat

07:30A-08:30A

15

UFC TONIGHT

FS2

Sat

05:00P-06:00P

15

PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW

NBCS

Sat

06:00A-06:30A

15

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

15

RUGBY

BEIN

Sat

07:00P-09:00P

14

UFC WEIGH-IN

FS2

Sat

06:00P-07:00P

14

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Sat

08:00A-09:00A

14

AMERICAN GRILLED

MLBN

Sat

02:00A-03:00A

14

PRIME 9

MLBN

Sat

05:30A-06:00A

13

YARD CRASHERS

MLBN

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

12

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

04:00A-04:30A

12

DESPERATE LANDSCAPES

MLBN

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

11

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

04:30A-05:00A

11

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

05:30A-06:00A

11

PRIME 9

MLBN

Sat

04:30A-05:00A

10

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

10

CHALLENGE SERIES H/L

GOLF

Sat

02:00A-02:30A

9

ORANGE BOWL CBB CLASSIC

FS2

Sat

01:00A-03:00A

8

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Sat

05:00A-05:30A

8

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Sat

09:00P-10:00P

7

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

02:00A-02:30A

7

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Sat

07:30A-08:00A

7

HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE L

FS2

Sat

06:00A-07:48A

6

GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL RPT

GOLF

Sat

06:30A-07:00A

6

PRIME 9

MLBN

Sat

04:00A-04:30A

5

PRIME 9

MLBN

Sat

05:00A-05:30A

5

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sat

09:00P-11:00P

4

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE – L

BEIN

Sat

08:30A-09:15A

3

GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL RPT

GOLF

Sat

05:00A-06:00A

3

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Sat

12:00A-01:00A

2

UFC FROM ALL ANGLES

FS2

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

2

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

GOLF

Sat

04:00A-04:30A

2

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

GOLF

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

2

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

GOLF

Sat

04:30A-05:00A

2

EL CLASICO –

BEIN

Sat

09:15A-09:45A

1

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP

FS2

Sat

09:30A-11:20A

1

FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED

FS2

Sat

03:00A-03:30A

1

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

GOLF

Sat

03:30A-04:00A

1

GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL RPT

GOLF

Sat

06:00A-06:30A

1

CHALLENGE SERIES H/L

GOLF

Sat

02:30A-03:00A

1

MLB NOW

MLBN

Sat

06:00A-07:00A

1

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Sat

07:00A-07:30A

1

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

01:30A-02:00A

0

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sat

01:00A-01:30A

0

EXPRESS PREGAME – L

BEIN

Sat

09:45A-09:55A

0

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP

FS2

Sat

07:48A-09:30A

0

–

Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e., not enough Nielsen panelists watched for Nielsen to validate it. There are around 20,000 homes in the Nielsen panel and a bit over 50,000 panelists, where 1 Nielsen panelist watching a whole telecast represents around 5,800 people. So something averaging a million viewers averaged around 170 people out of the 50K+ panel — small, but still statistically significant. But when there’s a show with 30,000 viewers, that’s only around 5 or 6 Nielsen panelists…